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it was approved to rewrite it. >> and so here's governor romney's staff. they don't even have the decency to wait until they get the nomination to explain to us how they'll sell us out. >> romney picked up a key endorsement. former florida governor jeb bush is now supporting him. >>> here in the district, women's health advocates brought etch-a-sketches to a mitt romney fundraiser. the massachusetts governor was at the hyatt regency event on new jersey avenue. anger was voiced over romney's pledge to get rid of planned parent hd if he becomes president. >>> a mother duck and her ducklings decided to take up residence at the white house, the duck walked up to one of the gates. the mom jumped inside but the baby ducks couldn't get over the concrete barrier. when a group of secret service agents put gloves on and helped the ducklings through the gate. the move drew applause from tourists. the ducks were seen resting in the bushes. >> great day for ducks this morning. >> great day for ducks for sure. >> kind of like londontown weather for us. the last two morn
it was approved to rewrite it. >> and so here's governor romney's staff. they don't even have the decency to wait until they get the nomination to explain to us how they'll sell us out. >> romney picked up a key endorsement. former florida governor jeb bush is now supporting him. >>> here in the district, women's health advocates brought etch-a-sketches to a mitt romney fundraiser. the massachusetts governor was at the hyatt regency event on new jersey avenue. anger was...
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if santorum and romney do this back-and-forth, so today it's romney, next week, two weeks from now on april 3rd, santorum wins in places like wisconsin, indiana, oregon and romney keeps winning in the northeast, places like new jersey, new york, et cetera, maybe even california, but santorum wins texas. you do all of this stuff, matt, i have him, we have him 50 short. now could he get it in state conventions and in other ways? he could. but that's the real challenge here for mitt romney. i say it's only a little better than 50/50. >> as soon as the illinois primary wraps up, mitt romney is heading to maryland. state's primary is april 3rd and early voting begins on saturday. tomorrow romney will hold a town hall in arbutis. the home of ehrlich who is serving as chairman of romney's campaign. >>> right now, president obama is meeting with the prime minister of ireland, who is in washington. the two are expected to share a lunch in honor of st. patrick's day. this will be the second st. paddy's day celebration this year for president obama. on saturday he surprised people at the dubline
if santorum and romney do this back-and-forth, so today it's romney, next week, two weeks from now on april 3rd, santorum wins in places like wisconsin, indiana, oregon and romney keeps winning in the northeast, places like new jersey, new york, et cetera, maybe even california, but santorum wins texas. you do all of this stuff, matt, i have him, we have him 50 short. now could he get it in state conventions and in other ways? he could. but that's the real challenge here for mitt romney. i say...
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mitt romney finished third. romney did win yesterday's hawaii and american samoa primaries. >>> the santorum victories give the former senator momentum going forward for the race for president. they also deal a devastating blow to newt gingrich's white house hopes. nbc's tracie potts has more on the race now for capitol hill. >> we did it again. >> reporter: rick santorum won mississippi with a third of the vote and alabama with 35%. speaking from louisiana where he promised another big win next week, santorum hinted newt gingrich should drop out of the race. >> the time is now for conservatives to pull together. the time is now to make sure, to make sure, that we have the best chance to win this election. >> reporter: gingrich came in second in both states and gave no indication he's quitting. instead, he focused on mitt romney's failure to win the conservative southern vote. >> if you're the front-runner and you keep coming in third, you're not much of a front-runner. the elite media's effort to convince the n
mitt romney finished third. romney did win yesterday's hawaii and american samoa primaries. >>> the santorum victories give the former senator momentum going forward for the race for president. they also deal a devastating blow to newt gingrich's white house hopes. nbc's tracie potts has more on the race now for capitol hill. >> we did it again. >> reporter: rick santorum won mississippi with a third of the vote and alabama with 35%. speaking from louisiana where he...
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ron paul pounded romney in warren county and pundits say if romney wins the nomination and wants beat president obama in virginia he has to win over some of paul's supporters. >>> turning to our weather now, sunny skies out there as you can see. it is warming up out there. let's talk to storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein now who can tell us what we can expect the rest of the day. >> there is a feeling of spring in the air. we have -- sky that's getting a little bit obscured with some high cloudiness. otherwise a lot of sunshine around now and temperatures, they are beginning to climb. right now just past 11:00, 56 at reagan national. fredericksburg is up to 59. petersburg, west virginia, 64 degrees there. and it is going to be climbing into the 60s later this afternoon. right now fairfax, arlington, montgomery, prince george's counties, most locations in the mid 50s. in annapolis now it is at 59. and over the last 12 hours, we have had just a few of the high clouds drifting through and after they go by, we will have plenty of sunshine for the rest of the afternoon. and we will have our
ron paul pounded romney in warren county and pundits say if romney wins the nomination and wants beat president obama in virginia he has to win over some of paul's supporters. >>> turning to our weather now, sunny skies out there as you can see. it is warming up out there. let's talk to storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein now who can tell us what we can expect the rest of the day. >> there is a feeling of spring in the air. we have -- sky that's getting a little bit obscured with...
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he's still a distant second behind mitt romney in the total delegate count. despite romney's lead, santorum says he hopes undecided voters look past the numbers. >> so the math is not the issue. the issue is vision. the issue is that governor romney having outspent me 10-1 is still not able to close the deal and is not on a path himself to get to this. that's why we need to let this thing sort out. >> santorum says he does not believe true conservative republicans will let romney become the gop nominee. >>> newt gingrich is cranking up his criticism against mitt romney ahead of tomorrow's primaries. former house speaker said on fox news romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard woods' 1920 campaign. gingrich called romney a weak candidate and said nearly all conservative voters oppose him. gingrich declared that he will be a strong contender in the race for president after he wins tomorrow's primaries. >>> the virginia general assembly agreed to a special session to try and make a deal on the state budget. the general session ended saturday wi
he's still a distant second behind mitt romney in the total delegate count. despite romney's lead, santorum says he hopes undecided voters look past the numbers. >> so the math is not the issue. the issue is vision. the issue is that governor romney having outspent me 10-1 is still not able to close the deal and is not on a path himself to get to this. that's why we need to let this thing sort out. >> santorum says he does not believe true conservative republicans will let romney...
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conservatives, though, are already criticizing romney over his initial comment. they say it is a leer indication he's more liberal than he claims to be. >>> we are following breaking news. conservative blogger rebart died at the age of 43 reportedly of natural cases. big journalism.com announced he died at a los angeles hospital this morning. breitbart focused on exposing government corruption and media bias and was instrumental in the resignation of former new york representative anthony weiner linking pictures of the congressman. he leaves behind a wife and four children. >>> new from overnight. passengers who were aboard the once stranded italian cruise liner without power say they are ready to -- they were red write to abandon ship in the indian ocean. right now more than a thousand passengers, including eight americans, are back on solid land. the "costa allegra" arrived at the main port at the seychelles island overnight the passengers walked off hot and tired. there were no showers, toilets, lights or air conditioning for three days. some passengers even m
conservatives, though, are already criticizing romney over his initial comment. they say it is a leer indication he's more liberal than he claims to be. >>> we are following breaking news. conservative blogger rebart died at the age of 43 reportedly of natural cases. big journalism.com announced he died at a los angeles hospital this morning. breitbart focused on exposing government corruption and media bias and was instrumental in the resignation of former new york representative...
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mitt romney has an edge in the latest poll numbers. in the nbc news, wall street journal poll romney would beat rick santorum if they were the only two on the ballot. he leads 50-45, but when pitted against president obama, he loses 50-44%. each of the candidates is hoping to have a strong showing tomorrow. >> sure hope to get support even in the primary process throughout the south. i think i will. i got good support in florida. >> great grass roots campaign, hanging in there. >> very hard for one of the major candidates to not carry their home state and continue to move forward. >> as for now, rick santorum has a slight edge in tennessee and ohio. newt gingrich is expected to win big in his home state of georgia. and mitt romney, as one of only two candidates on the ballot, is expected to take virginia. >>> along with an edge in the polls, romney has a key endorsement. eric cantor says romney has the best plan to get the economy back on track, but the virginia congressman says he does not plan to be a running mate if romney wins the
mitt romney has an edge in the latest poll numbers. in the nbc news, wall street journal poll romney would beat rick santorum if they were the only two on the ballot. he leads 50-45, but when pitted against president obama, he loses 50-44%. each of the candidates is hoping to have a strong showing tomorrow. >> sure hope to get support even in the primary process throughout the south. i think i will. i got good support in florida. >> great grass roots campaign, hanging in there....
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gop front-runner mitt romney is expected to be the winner. he's already been endorsed by some republican leaders here in the district where gop voters tend to be socially moderate. >>> after his big win in louisiana, the primary there rick santorum is stepping up his attacks on romney. santorum claims romney's 2-1 delegate lead is bad math and does not reflect what he calls his growing popularity with republican voters. during a rally sunday santorum told supporters romney's views are you don't know electrically disqualify him from being the gop nominee. he adds romney is the worst republican option to be put up against president obama. >>> doctors are defending dick cheney this morning as a former vice president recovers from heart transplant surgery in virginia. the 71-year-old had the successful procedure on saturday at inova fairfax hospital. that's in falls church. some question if cheney received special treatment getting a donor heart considering his age. however doctors say that current rules place medical need as a top criteria for t
gop front-runner mitt romney is expected to be the winner. he's already been endorsed by some republican leaders here in the district where gop voters tend to be socially moderate. >>> after his big win in louisiana, the primary there rick santorum is stepping up his attacks on romney. santorum claims romney's 2-1 delegate lead is bad math and does not reflect what he calls his growing popularity with republican voters. during a rally sunday santorum told supporters romney's views are...
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. >>> another impressive victory for mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor won yesterday's illinois primary. he beat former senator, rick santorum by 12%. ron paul and newt gingrich finished a distant third and fourth. nbc news's tracie potts looks at the race for the republican nomination after this crucial contest. >> we thank the people of illinois for their vote and for this extraordinary victory. thank you so much. >>> illinois, mitt romney's first big victory in the midwest, he outspent rick santorum 7-1 here and won with 47% of the vote. crucial step romney says in defeating president obama. >> it's time to say these words -- this word, enough. we've had enough. >> exit polls show superconservatives broke for santorum, 4-10 identified themselves as evangelical or born again. >> we won the areas that conservatives and respects pop late and we're very happy about that. we're happy about the delegates we're going to get, too. >> santorum's banking on romney being forced to give up some of his delegates, if florida and ar
. >>> another impressive victory for mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor won yesterday's illinois primary. he beat former senator, rick santorum by 12%. ron paul and newt gingrich finished a distant third and fourth. nbc news's tracie potts looks at the race for the republican nomination after this crucial contest. >> we thank the people of illinois for their vote and for this extraordinary victory. thank you so much. >>> illinois, mitt romney's first big...
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coming up, why gop candidates mitt romney and newt gingrich had a secret meeting. >>> i would like to get a chance to say something to you. and the something i want to say can really be said in just two words -- those two words are thank you. thank you to news4 for giving me 32 years of a wonderful experience. experience. >> plus a special member of our never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end,
coming up, why gop candidates mitt romney and newt gingrich had a secret meeting. >>> i would like to get a chance to say something to you. and the something i want to say can really be said in just two words -- those two words are thank you. thank you to news4 for giving me 32 years of a wonderful experience. experience. >> plus a special member of our never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat...
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. >>> a bit more momentum from mitt romney now in decision 2012. the republican presidential candidate won sunday's primary in puerto rico. picking up 20 delegates. the victory comes ahead of tomorrow's primary in illinois. santorum says he will become the gop nominee if he pulls off the next win. >> if we are able to come out with a huge or surprise win i guarantee you, i guarantee you, we will win this nomination. >> i know a lot of people will talk about delegates and strategies and math. that's all very interesting. the insiders. >> rick santorum is only eligible for 44 delegates tomorrow because he's not on the balance not all illinois districts. polls have shown republican voters favor mitt romney in this moderate midwestern state. >>> new today. people in north platt, nebraska, are assessing the damage from two tornadoes. this photo was taken by a railroad worker. he says the tornado traveled on the ground for at least ten minutes. several homes and buildings had been destroyed and so far no deaths have been reported and two people were hurt
. >>> a bit more momentum from mitt romney now in decision 2012. the republican presidential candidate won sunday's primary in puerto rico. picking up 20 delegates. the victory comes ahead of tomorrow's primary in illinois. santorum says he will become the gop nominee if he pulls off the next win. >> if we are able to come out with a huge or surprise win i guarantee you, i guarantee you, we will win this nomination. >> i know a lot of people will talk about delegates and...
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florida senator marco rubio endorsed romney last night. rubio is a tea party favorite and said it's clear romney will win the gop nomination in a drawn-out primary battle will hurt the nominee's chances of beating barack obama in november. >>> newt gingrich says he has a new strategy. he spoke yesterday at georgetown. it was his first speech since cutting a third of his staff this week. he didn't talk about his campaign problems, he did say why he wanted to run for president in the first place. >>> the fate of the nation's health care law now rests with the nine justices on the supreme court. three days of oral arguments concluded yesterday afternoon. in their final sessions, the justices seemed unanimous that if the mandatory insurance requirement is thrown out, two closely-related provisions would have to go as well. one bans insurance coverage from refusing to cover people with preexisting conditions. the other limits when companies can charge higher rates. the justices were split on if the law should be thrown out or sent back to congr
florida senator marco rubio endorsed romney last night. rubio is a tea party favorite and said it's clear romney will win the gop nomination in a drawn-out primary battle will hurt the nominee's chances of beating barack obama in november. >>> newt gingrich says he has a new strategy. he spoke yesterday at georgetown. it was his first speech since cutting a third of his staff this week. he didn't talk about his campaign problems, he did say why he wanted to run for president in the...
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romney and newt gingrich are criticizing santorum for that comment. both say any republican would be better than president obama. >>> maryland's primary is more than a week away now, but voters can be in casting their ballots this weekend. early voting begins tomorrow in maryland, it runs through next thursday. the actual primary will take place april 3rd. >>> and our time right now, eight minutes after 11:00. coming up, case closed -- the toxicology results are in. we now know what killed singer whitney houston. >>> plus looking for a job? try going across the pond. we hear there's an opening at the british palace. >>> cocaine and heart disease were key factors in whitney houston's death. the l.a. coroner released her autopsy report yesterday. the pop singer drowned in a beverly hills hotel bathtub. her death has been ruled accidental. >> we feel with the cocaine, coupled with the heart disease complicated her condition, so as such if she did have a cardiac event, all of that combined to result in her drowning. chances are, had she not had the preexi
romney and newt gingrich are criticizing santorum for that comment. both say any republican would be better than president obama. >>> maryland's primary is more than a week away now, but voters can be in casting their ballots this weekend. early voting begins tomorrow in maryland, it runs through next thursday. the actual primary will take place april 3rd. >>> and our time right now, eight minutes after 11:00. coming up, case closed -- the toxicology results are in. we now...
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mitt romney finished with 72% of the vote. newt gingrich was in second. the winner of d.c.'s primary will get 16 convention delegates. >>> maryland's primary is also next week. and newt gingrich is campaigning in annapolis right now. the republican presidential candidate was invited to speak at the state house after that eel talk to business owners on main street. this afternoon, gingrich will speak at salisbury university. he'll reach out to gop voters in d.c. tomorrow with an event at georgetown university. >> after several delays, nasa launched rockets to study the upper level jet stream. nasa blasted five rockets into the air from its wallace island facility on the eastern shore of virginia. the rockets released a chemical into the atmosphere to form white clouds that allowed scientists and the public to visualize the winds. nasa had been trying to launch the rockets since last week, but bad weather delayed the project. well storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein, did you look at the clouds? >> i did go out and look, but the city lights were just overwhelming anything you mig
mitt romney finished with 72% of the vote. newt gingrich was in second. the winner of d.c.'s primary will get 16 convention delegates. >>> maryland's primary is also next week. and newt gingrich is campaigning in annapolis right now. the republican presidential candidate was invited to speak at the state house after that eel talk to business owners on main street. this afternoon, gingrich will speak at salisbury university. he'll reach out to gop voters in d.c. tomorrow with an event...